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Nuclear Plant Explosion Fears Follow Tense Month in Russia–China–US Relations

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Nuclear Plant Explosion Fears Follow Tense Month in Russia–China–US Relations
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on March 29, 2023. Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
Kathleen Li
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Global headlines this weekend warned of a possible, Russia-provoked explosion at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Citing Ukrainian intelligence, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of a “serious threat” at the Russian-occupied nuclear plant. Ukraine has been holding drills to prepare for a potential radioactive disaster should Russia blow up the plant.

Kathleen Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2009 and focuses on China-related topics. She is an engineer, chartered in civil and structural engineering in Australia.
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